Definitions for caught

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Spelling: [kawt]

IPA: /kɔt/

Caught is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in caught (acghtu).

Definitions for caught

noun

1. the act of catching.
2. anything that catches, especially a device for checking motion, as a latch on a door.
3. any tricky or concealed drawback:
4. a slight, momentary break or crack in the voice.
5. that which is caught, as a quantity of fish:
6. a person or thing worth getting, especially a person regarded as a desirable matrimonial prospect:
7. a game in which a ball is thrown from one person to another:
8. a fragment:
9. Music. a round, especially one in which the words are so arranged as to produce ludicrous effects.
10. Sports. the catching and holding of a batted or thrown ball before it touches the ground.
11. Rowing. the first part of the stroke, consisting of the placing of the oar into the water.
12. Agriculture. the establishment of a crop from seed:

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of catch.

Idioms

1. catch a crab, (in rowing) to bungle a stroke by failing to get the oar into the water at the beginning or by failing to withdraw it properly at the end.
2. catch a turn, Nautical. to wind a rope around a bitt, capstan, etc., for one full turn.
3. catch it, Informal. to receive a reprimand or punishment:

adjective

1. catchy (def 3).

Verb phrases

1. catch at, to grasp at eagerly; accept readily:
2. catch on, to become popular: to grasp mentally; understand: New England. (in cooking) to scorch or burn slightly; sear:
3. catch out, Chiefly British. to catch or discover (a person) in deceit or an error.
4. catch up, to lift or snatch suddenly: to bring or get up to date (often followed by on or with): to come up to or overtake (something or someone) (usually followed by with): to become involved or entangled with: to point out to (a person) minor errors, untruths, etc. (usually followed by on): Falconry. to capture for further training (a hawk that has been flown at hack). South Midland and Southern U.S. to harness (a horse or mule).

verb (used with object)

1. to seize or capture, especially after pursuit:
2. to trap or ensnare:
3. to intercept and seize; take and hold (something thrown, falling, etc.):
4. to come upon suddenly; surprise or detect, as in some action:
5. to receive, incur, or contract:
6. to be in time to get aboard (a train, boat, etc.).
7. to lay hold of; grasp; clasp:
8. to grip, hook, or entangle:
9. to allow (something) to become gripped, hooked, snagged, or entangled:
10. to attract or arrest:
11. to check or restrain suddenly (often used reflexively):
12. to see or attend:
13. to strike; hit:
14. to become inspired by or aware of:
15. to fasten with or as if with a catch:
16. to deceive:
17. to attract the attention of; captivate; charm:
18. to grasp with the intellect; comprehend:
19. to hear clearly:
20. to apprehend and record; capture:
21. South Midland and Southern U.S. to assist at the birth of:

verb (used without object)

1. to become gripped, hooked, or entangled:
2. to overtake someone or something moving (usually followed by up, up with, or up to).
3. to take hold:
4. Baseball. to play the position of catcher,
5. to become lighted; take fire; ignite:
6. to become established, as a crop or plant, after germination and sprouting.

Origin of caught

1175-1225; Middle English cacchen to chase, capture Old North French cachier Vulgar Latin *captiāre, for Latin captāre to grasp at, seek out, try to catch, frequentative of capere to take

Examples for caught

Best Buy is caught up in the breakneck world of technological innovation.

It was rather a heavy tug, for the fish he had caught weighed at least fifty pounds.

A dozen Revolutionary Guards were caught deep inside Pakistan, tracking Rigi.

A street sweeper was caught in the crossfire as a gunman fired at the officer, fatally wounding her in the back.

He caught but two fish, and they were so small that he decided not to offer them for sale.

She was smiling now, and he caught a gleam of mischief in her eyes.

Stephen caught the bridle, and Ambrose helped the burgess into the saddle.

At his year-end, pre-Hawaii press conference, we caught a rare glimpse of peak Obama.

He must 'a' got caught in an explosion of freckles sometime.

If she got caught with a shank, they would up her custody level.